I always buy baby back ribs as they have been my favorite cut but I’ve been trying to make better spare ribs lately. I built a snake in the 26er with Stubbs. Not a happy start. I dumped the coals and many were broken in half, like the bags were hit with a hammer for fun. Setup the snake and lit the head and let the temp settle.
Hit the St Louis ribs with Stubbs rub and once she settled around 275 on the lid thermometer the ribs went on. I occasionally brushed on apple juice to keep them moist. They went on at 1:00 and guests were coming at 7:30, I planned to pull them at 7. At around 6 they were tender but needed to render some more. I threw the remaining coals in my SnS and sure enough the lid temp shot up to 375. They ran that temp the last hour.
They were beautiful. Fat rendered nicely, tender, and clean bones.
Snake in the 26er is rock steady!
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